Community Linkage Resource Tools

CDC’s Division of Community Health (DCH) has funded the National WIC Association (NWA) to build and strengthen community infrastructure to implement population-based strategies to improve communities' health.

During this 3-year cooperative agreement with CDC, NWA is partnering with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and 32 local WIC agencies to reduce and prevent chronic disease by improving access to healthy food environments and improving access to prevention and disease management services, like WIC.

NWA is funding and supporting two cohorts of local WIC agencies in select target states to work with community partners to build and enhance community partnerships, perform community needs assessments, and develop and implement strategies to achieve community health goals.

By the end of the 3 year project, NWA and ACOG hope to achieve the following outcomes: 1) increased collaboration between national and community partners, 2) increased community capacity to implement policy, systems, and environmental improvements, 3) increased messages on the importance of policy, systems, and environmental improvements, 4) increased access to environments with healthy food or beverage options in local communities.